Bradypterus baboecala
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The little rush warbler or African bush warbler (Bradypterus baboecala) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is swamps.
Its characteristic vocalization starts slow and increases in speed; it has been described as "distinctive and loud." It occurs most often during breeding season, while raining. Little rush warbler/African Sedge Warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
Little rush warbler Structured guide to the species in southern Africa Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Rush-Warbler sighting in Arusha National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 230th most-seen of the 373 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Rush-Warbler in Arusha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Rush-Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Little Rush-Warbler sightings, Arusha National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 20%), Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Bradypterus
The closest relatives of the Little Rush-Warbler that you can see in Arusha National Park (genus Bradypterus, Bradypterus Warblers) are Evergreen-forest Warbler (about 10%) and Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Rush-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Arusha National Park (25 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
